Agency probed for mishandling reports of potential abuse also lost track of case files

The Arizona state agency charged with protecting child welfare, already being probed for mishandling thousands of reports of potential child abuse, apparently also lost track of several confidential files on children and parents involved in abuse and neglect cases.

A spokeswoman for the state's Department of Economic Security, which includes the Child Protective Services office, confirmed Wednesday that a "small stack of documents" from the agency was found in an alleyway in Phoenix. A representative from the...